Fastener.



M. F. CARR.

Msn-INEI?. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I4. 19|?.

Patented Apr. 15,1919..

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l UNITED sTATEs PATN MOSES l'. CARR, OF NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS: ASSIIGrNOB,` TO CARR FASTENER COMPANY, OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MAINE.

FASTENER.

Speciication of'Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

Application led September 14, 1917. Serial No. 191,484.

To lall whom it may concern: l

' Be it known that I, Moses F. CARR, a citizen of the Upited States, and a resident of Newton, in the county of Middlesex, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, (whose postoflice address is care of Carr Fastener Company, Cambridge, Massachusetts,) have invented an Improvement in Fasteners, of which the following description, in Vconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing 'like parts.

This invention pertains to in stud and socket fasteners. Among` the objects of the invention is to provide a stud and socket fastener wherein the number of parts is reduced t0 a minimum.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of a preferred form of fastener constituting oneembodiment of my invention.;

Fig. 2 is a section thereof on the line 2--2 Fig. 3 shows the casing of the socket proper and is more fully described here- Fig. 4 is anv elevation of a preferred form ofclench platefor use in connection with j myeinventlon. l p

ferring to the drawings, I have shown a stud 5, ha a head 6 and a recessed portion or neck 'Ihev preferred form of socket herein shown comprises a casing 8, preferably died from a single piece of metal to .support on all sides jaw means herein shown as jaws 9, 10 formed from a single piece of wire 13. .The casing 8 is preferably died to provide relatively short prongs 14 for holding the outside portions of the spring wire 13 in the casing 8, and to provide the transverse portions 15, 16 to support one side of the jaws 9, 10 while-the other side of the jaws 9, 10 is supported by A, portionsl'?, 18. The center of the front casing 1s died inwardly to provide an aperture and a support 19 to receive and support the head 6 of the stud with the jaw means of the socket engaging the recessed portion of the stud. The preferred form of socket casing is preferably utilized on the same side of the fabric 20 that the stud 5 is located on,thereby rendering it unnecessary to cut the fabric 20 to allow the head of the stud 5 to pass therethrough. To thls end I may, and preferably do, provide a front improvements plate 21, preferably died outwardly at the y center as shown, and preferably providing prongs 22 adapted to pierce the fabric 20 and to be clenched on the back of the casin portion of the socket.

hile I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it will be understood .that changes involving substitution, omlsslon, alteration and reversal of parts maybe made without departing from the scope of my invention, which is best defined in the following` claims.

Claims:

1. A socket for stud and socket fasteners having a spring jaw, and a casing therefor formed of a single sheet of metal to support opposite sides of said jaw and to provide Y an extended support for the stud both forwardly and rearwardl of said jaw. `2. A socket. for stu and socket fasteners comprising, in combination, a spring jaw, a

casing therefor formed of a single sheet of metal to provide a support for opposite sides of said jaw, and to provide an extended support for the stud both forwardly and rearwardl of said jaw, said casing and jaw being app ied to the same side of the fabric from whence the stud enters.

3. A socket for stud and socket fasteners i comprising, in combination, a spring jaw, a casmg therefor formed of a single sheet of `sides of said jaw, said casing and jaw being Vmetal to provide a support for opposite a Iplied to the same side of the fabric from w ence the stud enters, and a plate for a plication to the opposite side of the fabrlc, and having prongs projecting 4therefrom and bent inwardly over the extreme outside edges of said caslng to hold the same in determlned position on the fabric.

4. A socket for stud and socket fasteners having a casing for application to the same side of the fabric from which the stud enters, saidv casing ,containing a spring jaw and bein ,formed ofa single, sheet ofmetal to provi e support to opposite sides of said spring jaw, and to provide a stud support permitting tipping movement of said stud relative to said casing in one direction only. Y

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6. A socket for stud and socket fasteners of said casing, and a. suport 19 for engagei comprising, in combination, a casing 8 con-W ment with the stud on t e opposite side of taining spring jaw means and died from a said casing whereby relative tipping movesingle sheet of metal to provide oifset supment of said stud and socket is permitted in 5 Iports 19, 16 for the stud. one direction while being prevented in all l5 7. A socket for stud and socket fasteners other directions.

'comprisingg in combination, a casing for Y Iny testimony whereof, I have signed `my spring jaw means, said casing being formed name to this specification. f of a single sheet of metal to provide a lip 10 16 for engagement with the stud on one side MOSES F. CARR. 

